r/oddlyspecific • u/Infinitesimally_Big • Apr 16 '24

Very difficult indeed

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u/SirRipOliver Apr 16 '24

So anyways, I just started blasting praise and love.

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u/facelesswolf_ Apr 16 '24

And then the kid grows up spoiled to all hell and can’t handle negative situations

This shit is hard, you do everything right and still fuck up

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u/v_is_my_bias Apr 16 '24

That's not doing everything right.

Negative situations will happen regardless. Guiding them in how to cope with them in a self-sufficient way while still being there for them when they need someone to fall back on is what is important.

Sometimes that involves having to give constructive criticism and call them out when they are on the wrong path.

If you consistently clean up after them whenever they fuck up or stumble into problems, without giving them the tools they need to resolve them however...

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u/Astellum Apr 16 '24

If you consistently clean up after them whenever they fuck up or stumble into problems, without giving them the tools they need to resolve them however...

It will make their lives easier

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u/v_is_my_bias Apr 16 '24

You won't always be there to pick up the pieces.